BREAKING] Lockdown: Police arrest Funke Akindele over house party

[BREAKING] Lockdown: Police arrest Funke Akindele over house party

Published April 5, 2020
Funke Akindele
Eniola Akinkuotu , Abuja
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested Funke Akindele for hosting a party in contravention of the lockdown order in Lagos State, The PUNCH can confirm.
The Lagos State Public Relations Officer , Bala Elkana , told The PUNCH
that the actress had been taken to the State Criminal Investigation Department , Panti , Yaba.
He told The PUNCH, “ Yes, we have ( arrested ) Funke Akindele and we are looking for the others . She has been taken to SCID . ”
The PUNCH learnt that policemen arrived in Amen Estate off Lekki -Epe Expressway in about three patrol vehicles .
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Akindele , popularly known as Jenifa , who is married to singer , Abdulrasheed Bello aka JJC Skillz, held a party in his honour on Saturday .
Singer, Azeez Fashola aka Naira Marley , also graced the party, which had over 20 others in attendance.
Thousands of Nigerians on social media called for the arrest Akindele , popularly called ‘ Jenifa’ .
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The actress , who is said to be an ambassador for the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Dettol , has appeared in adverts calling on Nigerians to observe social distancing and hygiene.
She later apologised over the incident , saying most of those who attended the party were colleagues , who were living temporarily within the estate and could not return to their home states because of the lockdown caused by the COVID - 19 pandemic.
The Lagos Infection Diseases Regulations 2020 ( the Regulations ) prescribes a jail term of one month or N 100, 000 fine or both for persons found guilty of hosting gatherings or flouting the lockdown order .
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It reads in part , “ Where there is a violation of a close- down or stay at home order , security Agencies shall have power to arrest without warrant and may detain any person who violates the closedown or stay at home order for at least forty- eight ( 48 ) hours .
“ Where the arrested person is found guilty, the person is liable to a fine of one Hundred Thousand Nara fine ( N 100 ,000 .00 ) or one ( 1 ) month imprisonment or three ( 3 ) months Community service .”